has this company acted illegally

susanne2010

RAS wrote: »

Suzanne

Was your EA regasitered with any "professional" body to whom you can complain?

Looking at what happened, I suspect that the SRA and mortgage company are going to find these three in cahoots over a number of properties.

yes it was a registered E/A and if its at all involved then my new solicitors will soon find out,and if they are at fault they too will be in trouble

clutton_2

thanks for the update... let your new solicitor sort things out and keep us updated... best wishes

blackshirtuk

Thanks for the update,

As this may take several months to sort out, keep a record of how long you spend dealing with this and any costs you incur.
If a court finds in your favour you may well be awarded something for your time!

kmmr

Can I just say how impressed I am with this! First noticing that it has happened, and then having the strength of character to chase it up. Despite being pushed back by I am sure very aggressive and defensive individuals.

I am sure there is a lot more to come on this, but so far all I can say is well done, and good luck with the rest. Sounds like you have some good support, and better legal advice, so keep on it!

kmmr

susanne2010 wrote: »

as i am new to posting i am not sure how i update everyone ,do i just continue at the end of this thread or is there a way of putting this thread as a new post,advice appreciated susanne

Don't worry - everyone reading this has probably subscribed, so will get updated when you add things

Contessa

Last year I listened to a "You and yours" programme on Radio 4. It highlighted a scam whereby criminals, with the aid of dodgy solicitors, had bought houses, to sell on. These houses were those which had no mortgage on them.The owners had no knowledge that their homes had been stolen from them. The Land Registry was strongly criticised for not having robust checks in place and even after this had been raised with them, despite their reassurances that this problem would not happen again, the programme makers discovered it did (they "bought" a property without the owner's knowledge!) Below is a link to the transcript of the programme.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/31_03_09_fo4_homes.pdf

F_T_Buyer

Suzanne, if you look at the drop down box at the top right you can subscribe to this thread. When you then want to update, just click on your subscribed threads - that's the easiest way.

Thanks for the update, hope it all works out for you!

susanne2010

Contessa wrote: »

Last year I listened to a "You and yours" programme on Radio 4. It highlighted a scam whereby criminals, with the aid of dodgy solicitors, had bought houses, to sell on. These houses were those which had no mortgage on them.The owners had no knowledge that their homes had been stolen from them. The Land Registry was strongly criticised for not having robust checks in place and even after this had been raised with them, despite their reassurances that this problem would not happen again, the programme makers discovered it did (they "bought" a property without the owner's knowledge!) Below is a link to the transcript of the programme.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/31_03_09_fo4_homes.pdf

thanks, i have just read these transcripts, its unbeliveable how these fraudsters keep coming up with different ways to take advantage of innocent people,and it would appear that the land registry are unwittingly helping them,i think its about time new legislation is brought about to stop these fraudsters, maybe a petition to downing street,or local mp, i just dont understand why the land registry have not made the goverment more aware of this practice, its alright saying that the land registry will compensate anyone who has a financial loss due to this fraud, but wouldnt it just be better to stop this happening in the first place.

Contessa

It perhaps helps explain why the LR didn't query the crossing out and substitution in your documentation. I admire your tenacity and hope you may be able to get compensation.

B.E.N

I can't help thinking that it would be better just to play them at their own game...


There are documents with (supposedly) YOUR signature on saying that you have accepted an offer of £109,500 for your property.

You have only received (and presumably have proof - bank statements, etc) only £71,500, so why not just sue the Solicitors for the remainder (they will have professional liability insurance cover), claiming that they didn't pass the full amount on to you and that you are owed £38k :beer: